"Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it." ― Bryce Courtenay From Bryce Courtenay Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 About Bryce Courtenay South African-born Australian novelist best known for The Power of One and other bestselling works of historical fiction. He became one of Australia's most commercially successful authors. Born: 1933-08-14 Died: 2012-11-22 View all quotes from Bryce Courtenay